Approaching God
Announcements & A Word of Welcome
Prelude
First Hymn:
Prayer of Adoration & Confession
Guide: Almighty Lord, Ruler of all Creation, whose wonders we behold, and whose works we adore, receive these praises from our lips and the prayers of our hearts. Your Word sustains our lives, and Your ways strengthen our spirits; we gather in Your sacred presence and offer our total devotion to You.
People: Heavenly Father, whose patience is often tried and tested by our sinful and selfish acts, we humbly ask for pardon and seek forgiveness from You alone. We have neglected to be faithful and have disappointed You. We have not fulfilled Your purposes for our lives, and have willfully set aside Your Holy Counsel. Forgive us for being blatantly defiant and foolishly sinful. Hear us now as we silently confess our faults to You.
- Silent Confessions -
Guide: God of mercy and grace, You have empowered Your Son Jesus to forgive our sins and restore us to Your favor. By His blood, we have been fully pardoned; by His sacrifice, we have been completely cleansed of the past. We rejoice in our Savior, Jesus Christ, and through His perfect words, we unite our hearts in prayer, saying, “Our Father, etc…THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts/debtors)”
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: Jesus has entered our hearts and become personally involved in our lives. He intends that we should follow Him, by accepting His words, fulfilling His ways, and devoting our lives to His ministry. He has taken all of our sins and renewed our faith. Let us rejoice and be glad in Him, both now and forever. Amen.
Gloria Patri(sung in unison): Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
Family Sermon (parents and all children, including Elementary school students come forward)
Encountering God
Choir Anthem
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: Lord, Your ways are wonderful and we seek to obey Your holy commands. Your words reveal to us Your Love, O God; You offer us understanding and comfort.
People: As we praise You from our hearts, hear these prayers from our lips. Turn towards us, O Lord, and have mercy upon us, as You always do to those who love Your Name.
Pastor: Guide us in all that we ask of You; cast away our fears and strengthen our faith.
Rescue us, and all our loved ones, from the illnesses and sicknesses, discomfort and diseases that afflict us. Heal us from all that harms us in body, mind, heart, and soul. Hear us now, Precious Lord, as we pray.
Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit.
Pastor: May Your face shine upon us. May Your favor completely restore our health. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 119:Pe)
Singing of ‘Jesus, Draw Me Close.’
Prayer of Illumination
Reader: Holy Spirit, enable us to look at these scriptures and receive the blessings contained in them. Grant us wisdom and knowledge through Christ's ministry, so that we may share His lessons and teach others about Him. Amen.
Scripture Readings
Sermon & The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication(unison):
Lord Jesus, You were buried long ago and all of Your teaching was thought to be lost forever. Then God raised You from the dead to show His love to the world and to establish Your Holy Church. We are now called to be witnesses of those events and to dedicate our lives in the service of Your Kingdom. Take our tithes and offerings to continue Your great work, ministry and mission one earth. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Closing Hymn:
Benediction(unison): May Christ visit us each day with blessings of guidance, favor, and love. May the Father continually assist and protect us in all that we face; and may the Holy Spirit fill us with joy and delight, as we serve the One, Triune and Living God, both now and forever. Amen.
Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; etc & Postlude
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Sunday Worship prayer: Ordinary 2A - Epiphany 2 - January 16
Approaching God
Announcements and A Word of Welcome
Prelude
First Hymn:
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Guide: All-powerful and Eternal Creator, in Whose presence we gather and into Whose holiness we assemble; accept the praises we offer from our lips, and the prayers we make from our hearts. You sustain us each day and Your compassion comes to us morning after morning, therefore we dedicate this sacred time to worship and adore Your holy ways, to glorify and exalt Your wondrous deeds.
People: Gracious Father, we confess that we permit sin to sweep over our souls, which causes us to be separated from You. At times, we can be stubborn and disobedient, proud and resentful, bad-tempered and bitter against You and other people. Forgive us for being self-centered and self-destructive; pardon our faithless and foolish ways. Challenge us to change our lives, and lead us back to Your love. Hear us now as we personally make our silent confessions to You alone.
- Silent Confessions -
Guide: Living Lord, You have given us Jesus as the Way to forgiveness, the Truth of salvation, and the Life which leads us to restoration. In Him, through Him, and by Him, we are saved and renewed, pardoned and reunited to You forever. In the Name of Christ, we bring our confessions and prayers; and in whose holy words, we now conclude our petitions by saying, "Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER(debts/debtors)
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: Jesus was with humanity on Earth for only a short time, but during His life, He managed to completely obey God. He became His Perfect Son and, because of that, His sacrificial death was totally sufficient and perfectly holy to pay the complete price God demanded for our mistakes. So let us rejoice and be glad, for Jesus is our One, True and Living Savior, who sets us free from our sins and restores us to God forevermore. Amen.
Gloria Patri (sung in unison): Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
Family Sermon (parents and all children, including Elementary school students come forward)
Encountering God
Choir Anthem
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: O Lord, when we are afraid or our faith is weak, help us to believe in Your promises. You are our refuge and our shield; we place our hopes in Your word alone.
People: Lord God, cast out our doubts and fears. Help us to remain focused on Your power. Sustain us with Your almighty strength; do not let our hopes be dashed.
Pastor: Uphold us by Your love and we shall be delivered; enable us to recognize Your healing ways. Keep our thoughts from being distracted by our fears. Help us to follow You faithfully. Heal us and all our loved ones from all that harms us in body, mind, heart, and soul. Hear us now as we quietly and sincerely pray.
Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit.
Pastor: Lord, we remain in Your loving presence. We stand in awe of Your amazing love and healing power. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 119:Samekh)
Singing of ‘Jesus, Draw Me Close’.
Prayer of Illumination
Reader: Holy Spirit, help us to lock on to the meaning of these scriptures. Guard us from treating these holy words lightly, and enable us to open our hearts and minds to all that Christ gives through the actions of His Church and His words, both now and always. Amen.
Scripture Readings
Sermon and The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering and Offertory
Dedication(unison):
Lord Jesus, by Your Gospel, we are saved, if we hold firmly to Your sacred words. In response, we bring to You our tithes and offerings, our resources and lives. Take them for the sharing of the Gospel and the advancement of Your word in this church, community, and throughout the Earth. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Closing Hymn:
Benediction (unison): May Christ answer all of the questions that we have about life; may the Father keep us from falling and from completing His purpose for our lives; and may the Holy Sprit enable us to freely and gladly come into the everlasting presence of the One, Triune, and Living God, both now and always. Amen.
Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; etc and Postlude
Announcements and A Word of Welcome
Prelude
First Hymn:
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Guide: All-powerful and Eternal Creator, in Whose presence we gather and into Whose holiness we assemble; accept the praises we offer from our lips, and the prayers we make from our hearts. You sustain us each day and Your compassion comes to us morning after morning, therefore we dedicate this sacred time to worship and adore Your holy ways, to glorify and exalt Your wondrous deeds.
People: Gracious Father, we confess that we permit sin to sweep over our souls, which causes us to be separated from You. At times, we can be stubborn and disobedient, proud and resentful, bad-tempered and bitter against You and other people. Forgive us for being self-centered and self-destructive; pardon our faithless and foolish ways. Challenge us to change our lives, and lead us back to Your love. Hear us now as we personally make our silent confessions to You alone.
- Silent Confessions -
Guide: Living Lord, You have given us Jesus as the Way to forgiveness, the Truth of salvation, and the Life which leads us to restoration. In Him, through Him, and by Him, we are saved and renewed, pardoned and reunited to You forever. In the Name of Christ, we bring our confessions and prayers; and in whose holy words, we now conclude our petitions by saying, "Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER(debts/debtors)
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: Jesus was with humanity on Earth for only a short time, but during His life, He managed to completely obey God. He became His Perfect Son and, because of that, His sacrificial death was totally sufficient and perfectly holy to pay the complete price God demanded for our mistakes. So let us rejoice and be glad, for Jesus is our One, True and Living Savior, who sets us free from our sins and restores us to God forevermore. Amen.
Gloria Patri (sung in unison): Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
Family Sermon (parents and all children, including Elementary school students come forward)
Encountering God
Choir Anthem
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: O Lord, when we are afraid or our faith is weak, help us to believe in Your promises. You are our refuge and our shield; we place our hopes in Your word alone.
People: Lord God, cast out our doubts and fears. Help us to remain focused on Your power. Sustain us with Your almighty strength; do not let our hopes be dashed.
Pastor: Uphold us by Your love and we shall be delivered; enable us to recognize Your healing ways. Keep our thoughts from being distracted by our fears. Help us to follow You faithfully. Heal us and all our loved ones from all that harms us in body, mind, heart, and soul. Hear us now as we quietly and sincerely pray.
Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit.
Pastor: Lord, we remain in Your loving presence. We stand in awe of Your amazing love and healing power. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 119:Samekh)
Singing of ‘Jesus, Draw Me Close’.
Prayer of Illumination
Reader: Holy Spirit, help us to lock on to the meaning of these scriptures. Guard us from treating these holy words lightly, and enable us to open our hearts and minds to all that Christ gives through the actions of His Church and His words, both now and always. Amen.
Scripture Readings
Sermon and The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering and Offertory
Dedication(unison):
Lord Jesus, by Your Gospel, we are saved, if we hold firmly to Your sacred words. In response, we bring to You our tithes and offerings, our resources and lives. Take them for the sharing of the Gospel and the advancement of Your word in this church, community, and throughout the Earth. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Closing Hymn:
Benediction (unison): May Christ answer all of the questions that we have about life; may the Father keep us from falling and from completing His purpose for our lives; and may the Holy Sprit enable us to freely and gladly come into the everlasting presence of the One, Triune, and Living God, both now and always. Amen.
Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; etc and Postlude
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Sunday Worship Prayers - Epiphany 1A - First in Epiphany - January 09
Approaching God
Announcements & A Word of Welcome
Gathering Song & Prelude
First Hymn:
Prayers of Adoration and Confession
Guide: Immortal God, Your power is infinite and Your Sovereignty is everlasting. By Your will, life is sustained and the universe is made complete. We humbly come before You to worship Your ways, to be guided by Your words, and to be spiritually equipped to do Your work in the world.
People: Gracious Father, we know that we still disappoint You on a daily basis. We say the wrong words, do the wrong deeds, and think the wrong thoughts. We are easily misguided by our pride and arrogance; we are deluded by our self-created ideas and opinions about You. Forgive us for following our own understanding instead of Your scriptures. Pardon us for travelling on spiritual paths that lead to dead ends and delusions. Hear us now as we confess our sins to You alone.
- Silent Confessions -
Guide: Loving Lord, we seek forgiveness through the power of Your Son Jesus Christ. His total sacrifice, in obedience to Your will, has obtained for us the fruits of salvation and the blessings of restoration. Through Christ alone, we have absolution of all our past mistakes. In His words, we continue to pray, saying: “Our Father, Who art in heaven...THE LORD'S PRAYER” (debts/debtors)
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: Jesus wants to honor God through our faithful service in His Kingdom. By Christ’s death on the Cross, we are reclaimed as the heirs of Heaven. Only by His authority, are we reborn into God’s Kingdom. Let rejoice and praise Him forever! Amen.
Gloria Patri (sung): Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
Family Sermon (parents and all children, including Elementary school students come forward)
Encountering God
Anthem
Announcements & A Word of Welcome
Gathering Song & Prelude
First Hymn:
Prayers of Adoration and Confession
Guide: Immortal God, Your power is infinite and Your Sovereignty is everlasting. By Your will, life is sustained and the universe is made complete. We humbly come before You to worship Your ways, to be guided by Your words, and to be spiritually equipped to do Your work in the world.
People: Gracious Father, we know that we still disappoint You on a daily basis. We say the wrong words, do the wrong deeds, and think the wrong thoughts. We are easily misguided by our pride and arrogance; we are deluded by our self-created ideas and opinions about You. Forgive us for following our own understanding instead of Your scriptures. Pardon us for travelling on spiritual paths that lead to dead ends and delusions. Hear us now as we confess our sins to You alone.
- Silent Confessions -
Guide: Loving Lord, we seek forgiveness through the power of Your Son Jesus Christ. His total sacrifice, in obedience to Your will, has obtained for us the fruits of salvation and the blessings of restoration. Through Christ alone, we have absolution of all our past mistakes. In His words, we continue to pray, saying: “Our Father, Who art in heaven...THE LORD'S PRAYER” (debts/debtors)
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: Jesus wants to honor God through our faithful service in His Kingdom. By Christ’s death on the Cross, we are reclaimed as the heirs of Heaven. Only by His authority, are we reborn into God’s Kingdom. Let rejoice and praise Him forever! Amen.
Gloria Patri (sung): Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
Family Sermon (parents and all children, including Elementary school students come forward)
Encountering God
Anthem
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: We seek the Lord’s favor and yearn for His goodness. He has the power to help and to restore us. May He strengthen our spirits and heal our hurts.
Pastor: We seek the Lord’s favor and yearn for His goodness. He has the power to help and to restore us. May He strengthen our spirits and heal our hurts.
People: We come to God’s sacred house to experience His blessing and be favored with His presence. We trust in His wonderful words and abide in His loving grace.
Pastor: Heavenly Father, hear our prayers and bless us with Your mercy. Heal us from all that harms us; be near to our loved ones and help them to recover from the illnesses and issues in their lives. Hear us now as we pray.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Pastor: May we find assurance in God’s promises and hope in His gracious love. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Singing of “Jesus Draw Me Close.” (Choir leads this)
Prayer of Illumination:
Reader: Holy Spirit, we have gathered in this cherished place to be encouraged by God’s sacred words and given guidance from Christ’s teaching. Open our hearts and minds to receive the holy lessons of faith that You would bless us with today. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings
Sermon & The Apostles' Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication (unison): Lord Jesus, today we bring to You our tithes and gifts. We pray that You will receive and bless this money for the work of Your Church, both here at Erin and in the wider community. Thank You for the resources and salvation that You give to us. We offer our faith and lives to You alone. Amen.
Closing Hymn:
Benediction (unison): May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ always guide our decisions; may the love of God inspire us to share our faith with those we meet this day; and may the fellowship of the Holy Spirit strengthen our commitment, dedication, and service to the One, Triune and Living God forever. Amen.
Doxology May God's Blessing & Postlude
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication (unison): Lord Jesus, today we bring to You our tithes and gifts. We pray that You will receive and bless this money for the work of Your Church, both here at Erin and in the wider community. Thank You for the resources and salvation that You give to us. We offer our faith and lives to You alone. Amen.
Closing Hymn:
Benediction (unison): May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ always guide our decisions; may the love of God inspire us to share our faith with those we meet this day; and may the fellowship of the Holy Spirit strengthen our commitment, dedication, and service to the One, Triune and Living God forever. Amen.
Doxology May God's Blessing & Postlude
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Sunday Worship Prayers - Christmas 2A - Second Sunday in Christmas - January 02
Approaching God
Announcements & A Word of Welcome
Gathering & Prelude
First Hymn:
Prayers of Adoration and Confession
Guide: Everlasting God, whose goodness knows no bounds and whose greatness is unsurpassed, we worship Your ways and adore Your almighty power. Your will sustains the universe and Your word brings purpose to our lives; we praise You for Your faithful promises and enduring love.
People: Merciful Father, we confess that there are times in our lives when we are mistaken, selfish, and sinful. There are moments in our days when we allow temptation, pride, and foolishness to overrule our hearts and minds. When we damage our souls with false words and faithless ways, forgive us. When we waste our talents and squander Your blessings, pardon us. Hear us now as we admit our sins to You.
- Silent Confessions -
Guide: Loving God, who hears our contrite pleas and listens to our confessional prayers, we place our lives and souls into the precious hands of Christ Jesus, our Savior and Your Holy Son. In Him, we seek forgiveness and pardon, redemption and restoration. Through His sacred words, we continue to pray, saying, "Our Father, Who art in heaven...THE LORD'S PRAYER” debts/debtors
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: Jesus seeks to display God’s work in each of our lives. Through His sacrifice, we are reclaimed as God’s children. By His authority, we are reborn into God’s Kingdom. Let rejoice and praise Him forever! Amen.
Gloria Patri(sung): Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
Family Sermon (parents and all children, including Elementary school students come forward)
Encountering God
Anthem
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: Let us look to the Lord for help and healing; let us rejoice in His power and grace. May God become our stronghold of salvation and fortify our faith with His goodness and mercy.
People: May we flourish in God’s house, earnestly desiring deliverance and expecting great things from His Holy Spirit. We will trust in God’s unfailing love and hold on to His promises forever and ever.
Pastor: Heavenly Father, send forth Your Holy Spirit to heal our broken bodies, weary souls, anxious minds, and heavy hearts. Graciously answer our prayers and bless the lives of all our loved ones with Your healing touch this day. Hear us now as we silently bring our healing prayers to You.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Pastor: May we praise God for the deeds He has done, the hopes He has fulfilled, and the goodness He has given. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 52)
Singing of “Jesus Draw Me Close."
Prayer of Illumination:
Reader: Holy Spirit, we live in God’s presence and seek Christ’s wisdom each day. Open our hearts and minds to receive the holy lessons of faith that You would bestow upon us through these scriptures now. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings
Announcements & A Word of Welcome
Gathering & Prelude
First Hymn:
Prayers of Adoration and Confession
Guide: Everlasting God, whose goodness knows no bounds and whose greatness is unsurpassed, we worship Your ways and adore Your almighty power. Your will sustains the universe and Your word brings purpose to our lives; we praise You for Your faithful promises and enduring love.
People: Merciful Father, we confess that there are times in our lives when we are mistaken, selfish, and sinful. There are moments in our days when we allow temptation, pride, and foolishness to overrule our hearts and minds. When we damage our souls with false words and faithless ways, forgive us. When we waste our talents and squander Your blessings, pardon us. Hear us now as we admit our sins to You.
- Silent Confessions -
Guide: Loving God, who hears our contrite pleas and listens to our confessional prayers, we place our lives and souls into the precious hands of Christ Jesus, our Savior and Your Holy Son. In Him, we seek forgiveness and pardon, redemption and restoration. Through His sacred words, we continue to pray, saying, "Our Father, Who art in heaven...THE LORD'S PRAYER” debts/debtors
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: Jesus seeks to display God’s work in each of our lives. Through His sacrifice, we are reclaimed as God’s children. By His authority, we are reborn into God’s Kingdom. Let rejoice and praise Him forever! Amen.
Gloria Patri(sung): Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
Family Sermon (parents and all children, including Elementary school students come forward)
Encountering God
Anthem
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: Let us look to the Lord for help and healing; let us rejoice in His power and grace. May God become our stronghold of salvation and fortify our faith with His goodness and mercy.
People: May we flourish in God’s house, earnestly desiring deliverance and expecting great things from His Holy Spirit. We will trust in God’s unfailing love and hold on to His promises forever and ever.
Pastor: Heavenly Father, send forth Your Holy Spirit to heal our broken bodies, weary souls, anxious minds, and heavy hearts. Graciously answer our prayers and bless the lives of all our loved ones with Your healing touch this day. Hear us now as we silently bring our healing prayers to You.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Pastor: May we praise God for the deeds He has done, the hopes He has fulfilled, and the goodness He has given. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 52)
Singing of “Jesus Draw Me Close."
Prayer of Illumination:
Reader: Holy Spirit, we live in God’s presence and seek Christ’s wisdom each day. Open our hearts and minds to receive the holy lessons of faith that You would bestow upon us through these scriptures now. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings
Sermon & The Apostles' Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication Prayer (unison)
Lord Jesus, as we embark upon this New Year, help us to recommit our lives and resources to You. Raise our spirits and cheer our souls. Grant us the blessings of cheerful giving and loving hearts. Take our tithes and gifts for Your work in this church, and the ministries that You ask us to fulfill in Your Holy Name. Amen.
Communion
Closing Hymn:
Benediction (unison): May Christ write His compassion across our hearts; may the Father keep us as servants of His Kingdom; and may the Holy Spirit empower and enable us to witness to the glory of the One, Triune, and Living God, both now and forever. Amen.
Doxology May God's Blessing & Postlude
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication Prayer (unison)
Lord Jesus, as we embark upon this New Year, help us to recommit our lives and resources to You. Raise our spirits and cheer our souls. Grant us the blessings of cheerful giving and loving hearts. Take our tithes and gifts for Your work in this church, and the ministries that You ask us to fulfill in Your Holy Name. Amen.
Communion
Closing Hymn:
Benediction (unison): May Christ write His compassion across our hearts; may the Father keep us as servants of His Kingdom; and may the Holy Spirit empower and enable us to witness to the glory of the One, Triune, and Living God, both now and forever. Amen.
Doxology May God's Blessing & Postlude
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Online Worship Service: Sunday December 26
(Our church worship service was cancelled today due to snow and ice. The following is an online worship service that I've put together using the internet and youtube. Read the prayers out aloud as you go through the service and click on the links for various videos, prayers and readings. Once you have viewed or read the link, just click back for the rest of the service)
Online Worship Service
First Hymn: In the Bleak Midwinter
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Guide: Almighty God and Lord of all Creation, we thank You for our lives and loved ones, our families and faith. Your Presence among us enriches our souls and encourages our spirits. We are truly blessed to be Your people and to be allowed to serve Your Kingdom.
People: Loving Father and Eternal King, we delight in Your ways and are pleased with Your words. Your Holy Son Jesus Christ has been born among us and we are blessed with His salvation. We joyfully worship His victory over death and gladly praise His Everlasting Name. We are honored to be His disciples and feel privileged to welcome Him into our hearts.
Guide: Gracious Lord, we know that we are imperfect, impatient, and impudent at times. We allow greed to tarnish our godliness and sin to sully our souls. We have made many mistakes and regret all of our past and recent sins. We ask for mercy and grace; we seek Your Son’s forgiveness and pardon. Hear us now as we silently make our confessions to You.
Silent confessions
Guide: Everlasting Sovereign, we place our prayers and lives into Your hands. We surrender ourselves to Your judgment. We look to Jesus to save us from our sins, to redeem us from our wrongdoing, and to restore us to Your blessed Kingdom. In His words, we continue to pray saying: Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts/debtors). (A cute 2 year old sings the Lord's Prayer)
Promise of the Gospel
We have humbly and sincerely come before the Lord to confess our sins and profess our need of forgiveness. Our prayers have been heard on high and we are completely pardoned of all our offences to God. Jesus Christ has saved us from God’s justified wrath and we are now restored to His Everlasting Love. Let us rejoice in our salvation and praise Jesus for His mercy and grace. Amen
Children’s Sermon: A Picture of King Egbert and the Snow Cradle
(Make up your own story to fit the picture…J)
Choir Anthem: Hallelujah Chorus at Food Mall
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: Loving Lord, we come to You with our worries and concerns, our health problems and homes issues, our restless spirits and weakened souls.
People: We look to You for strength, O God, and seek Your healing touch. We ask for Your favor to be bestowed upon ourselves and our loved ones. We pray for healing and wholeness, recovery and restoration from all that harms us in mind, body, heart, and soul.
Silent prayer for ourselves and others. A candle is lit.
Pastor: Loving Lord, we thank You for the power of prayer, for the peace we experience in this holy place, and for the hope that You restore to our lives. May we be ever mindful and grateful of these holy blessings given to us in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Prayer for Illumination
Holy Spirit, speak to us across the centuries and through the words of God’s Holy Book. Reshape our lives in ways that will honor and please the Lord. Grant us the wisdom and discernment to receive this teaching and to apply it in our daily lives. In Christ‘s Name, we pray. Amen.
Bible readings & Homilies
Offering Ourselves to God
Prayer of Dedication
Lord Jesus, we thank You for the privilege of giving from our resources to enable this church of Yours to fulfill Your ministry among our people and community. Take our tithes and gifts, our year end pledges and designated money for the work of Your kingdom. Bless them in Your honorable way and use them for Your sacred purposes. In Your Holy Name, we cheerfully and sacrificially give. Amen.
Benediction:
May we go from this holy place equipped and ready to serve God’s Son in the world. May we please the Everlasting Father with our faithful and charitable ways. And may we be continually influenced and guided by the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives, to the glory of the One, Triune and Living God, both now and always. Amen.
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